EUGENE, Ore.- Representatives from eight different sports at the University of Oregon will team up with the
organization Courts for Kids to build a sports court in Los Cerros, Dominican
Republic, June 15-23.

Student-athletes
from the football, lacrosse, men's golf, women's track and field, men's tennis,
acrobatics and tumbling, softball and soccer teams will have the opportunity to
serve as cultural ambassadors not only representing Oregon, but the United
States in building a sports court that at its completion will be the site of a
mini-camp put on by the student-athletes.

Los
Cerros is part of the rural town of Don Juan, located two hours north of Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic. With a population of around 1,000, the members of
the Los Cerros community will also share the courts with the youth of Batey
Vermejo.

The 15
student-athletes will have the chance to experience a different culture and interact
with a population who possess different values and norms, and providing the
University representatives the chance to grow and learn in the process.

The
student-athletes will travel with four staff members from the athletic
department.